Top online blitz chess players under 18 in California
The 18 highest-rated players from California on the national US Chess list for October 2026. Anyone from California who isn’t listed is rated below them. The US column shows each player’s national rank. Movement is measured against September 2026.
| # | Player | US | Rating | Movevs last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Guo | #4 | 2211 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 2 | Dylan Tang | #7 | 2187 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 3 | Alex Xiong | #12 | 2095-12 | No change |
| 4 | Neil Kulkarni | #14 | 2082 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 5 | William Z He | #16 | 2069+70 | 6 places up nationally since last month |
| 6 | Tanush Srihanuman Komatineni | #20 | 2021+73 | 15 places up nationally since last month |
| 7 | Rehaan Malhotra | #27 | 1985 | No change |
| 8 | Yuvraj Singh Sawhney | #30 | 1979 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 9 | Jayden Wu | #32 | 1967 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 10 | Sivavishnu Srinivasan | #37 | 1949 | 4 places down nationally since last month |
| 11 | Tony Chen | #40 | 1940+35 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 12 | Jackson Scamehorn | #46 | 1914 | 5 places down nationally since last month |
| 13 | Ansh Ankit Doshi | #52 | 1901+37 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 14 | Gavin Tjipto | #73 | 1846 | 8 places down nationally since last month |
| 15 | Hugo Pu | #85 | 1825 | 9 places down nationally since last month |
| 15 | Atharv Surpur | #85 | 1825+48 | 10 places up nationally since last month |
| 17 | Neal Sundar | #92 | 1817 | 10 places down nationally since last month |
| 18 | Darren Wang | #98 | 1801 | 10 places down nationally since last month |